Top 35 Quotes by LeRoy Neiman

About LeRoy Neiman

These are some quotes by American author LeRoy Neiman Artist, who lived between June 8, 1921 and June 20, 2012.

As I turn 91 this June 8th, I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished.

As I turn 91 this June 8th, I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished.

LeRoy Neiman

I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed compliments. But if you get a lot of compliments, you don't need a critic to tell you, 'This should be done another way.'

LeRoy Neiman

I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best of themselves, and art has made me pull the best out of myself.

I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best of themselves, and art has made me pull the best out of myself.

LeRoy Neiman

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.

LeRoy Neiman

I had a go at changing history - maybe not all by myself - I fought at the battle of Normandy, I slogged through the Ardennes, and I celebrated the liberation of Paris on the streets with beautiful French girls throwing flowers at me. I said good-bye to my first true love and discovered what I really wanted to do with my life.

LeRoy Neiman

Boxing is my real passion. I can go to ballet, theatre, movies, or other sporting events... and nothing is like the fights to me. I'm excited by the visual beauty of it. A boxer can look so spectacular by doing a good job.

LeRoy Neiman

Some people try to paint in my style. Some simply sell pirated copies of my work. Some claim to be my publisher or agent or even my exclusive representative, when they are not.

Some people try to paint in my style. Some simply sell pirated copies of my work. Some claim to be my publisher or agent or even my exclusive representative, when they are not.

LeRoy Neiman

I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.

I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.

LeRoy Neiman

You can't take yourself too seriously.

You can't take yourself too seriously.

LeRoy Neiman

My lovely wife Janet has been in a few paintings. She is basically a reserved woman who has never sought the limelight. She has always been there throughout my career and continues to be at my side.

My lovely wife Janet has been in a few paintings. She is basically a reserved woman who has never sought the limelight. She has always been there throughout my career and continues to be at my side.

LeRoy Neiman

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